Florida House committee advances property tax cut proposals previously scrutinized by DeSantis
Read full article: Florida House committee advances property tax cut proposals previously scrutinized by DeSantisA series of proposals aimed at eliminating or reducing non-school homestead property taxes advanced out of a House committee on Thursday, as local-government officials warned about having to decrease services because of potentially billions of dollars in lost revenue.
UNF Poll: Housing costs ranked most important problem facing Florida; voters divided over eliminating property taxes
Read full article: UNF Poll: Housing costs ranked most important problem facing Florida; voters divided over eliminating property taxesA new University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) poll found that housing costs and property taxes are the most important problems facing Florida.
DeSantis dismisses property tax proposals brought forth by Florida House, calls approach ‘political game’
Read full article: DeSantis dismisses property tax proposals brought forth by Florida House, calls approach ‘political game’Gov. Ron DeSantis late Wednesday dismissed a series of proposed constitutional amendments released last week by the Florida House to cut property taxes.
Florida lawmakers propose multiple property tax changes, emphasize leaving choices up to voters
Read full article: Florida lawmakers propose multiple property tax changes, emphasize leaving choices up to votersProperty taxes have been a major topic of discussion in Florida this year. In a recent memo, Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez addressed the hot topic and revealed that several House members filed a series of joint resolutions and a bill aimed at property tax relief. The proposals build on the work of the select committee tasked by Gov. DeSantis to find solutions to property tax reform.
One vote changed everything: Jacksonville City Council passes $2B budget after 13-hour deadlock
Read full article: One vote changed everything: Jacksonville City Council passes $2B budget after 13-hour deadlockJacksonville’s $2 billion budget passed after nearly 14 hours of debate and a last-minute vote change from Councilman Will Lahnen. The meeting included heated discussion over a controversial bath of amendments and a narrow vote to cut property taxes. Here’s how it all unfolded
2 Camden County commissioners say they’re against plan to raise property taxes by more than 18%
Read full article: 2 Camden County commissioners say they’re against plan to raise property taxes by more than 18%The Camden County Board of Commissioners announced last week that it has tentatively agreed to adopt new millage rates for 2025 that would increase property taxes.
CFO says Jacksonville has overtaxed its residents by $200M. Mayor Deegan says he didn’t show his work
Read full article: CFO says Jacksonville has overtaxed its residents by $200M. Mayor Deegan says he didn’t show his workFlorida’s Chief Financial Officer visited Jacksonville on Wednesday and made a big claim, saying the city has overtaxed its residents by more than $200 million over the past five years.
Gov. DeSantis calls on Florida Legislature to direct $5 billion for property tax relief
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis calls on Florida Legislature to direct $5 billion for property tax reliefFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Monday morning to call for immediate property tax relief for homestead owners.
DeSantis again expresses support for reducing or eliminating property taxes during State of the State address
Read full article: DeSantis again expresses support for reducing or eliminating property taxes during State of the State addressGov. Ron DeSantis and other Republicans recently have floated the idea of eliminating or reducing local-government property taxes.
Florida lawmakers to consider ordering study on impacts of eliminating property taxes
Read full article: Florida lawmakers to consider ordering study on impacts of eliminating property taxesA Senate Republican on Tuesday filed a proposal that would lead to studying the possibility of eliminating property taxes in Florida.
QUESTION: What do you think about raising property taxes for teacher raises?
Read full article: QUESTION: What do you think about raising property taxes for teacher raises?A local community group spoke out Friday in front of the Duval County School Board asking the community to support raising property taxes for teacher raises.
